Zou Quantang | 邹全堂, 2012

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Zou Quantang (b.1955) was born in Zoujia Village, Shangdian Town, Binzhou City, Shandong Province. He is Zou Ailing's younger brother. In this interview, Zou recalls his experiences during the Great Famine. In 1958, four-year-old Zou Quantang was given one bun per day; he would have starved to death if his sister did not save food for him. When he had dumplings for a New Year, he almost died of overload on that day. The filmmaker's description of this interview has been translated into English.

邹全堂1955年出生于山东省滨州市阳信县商店镇邹家村。他是邹爱玲的弟弟。在这段口述中,邹老人回忆了大饥荒时期的经历。1958年,四岁的邹全堂一天定量吃一个馍馍,靠姐姐省下来的饭才没饿死。过年的时候吃上了一顿饺子,差点被撑死。

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